Where can I get “Trains at a glance”?

17-07-2019

TAAG lists only the long-distance mail and superfast express trains; you have to refer to the specific zonal timetables for all non-express passenger trains, locals, and shuttle services. It is published by the Ministry of Railways on the first of July every year, and is available at most railway book stalls. There are also other publications that call themselves "Trains at a glance", and which have broadly similar information, but which are published by various private companies (sometimes these include tourist information as well). Source -

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What considerations go into the drawing up of a crew link for particular division? What are the working hours / rest hours for loco crew?
July 17, 2019

Crew links are drawn up for the scheduled trains passing through a division, in consultation with neighbouring divisions. A crew link must satisfy several conditions on working hours, rest hours, etc., for the loco crew. The average working hours for a crew member in a fortnight should not exceed 104 hours (but should be as close to 104 as

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What determines when the crew for a loco is changed? What are the hours worked by train crew?
July 17, 2019

Crew changes usually occur at points where accommodations exist for the crew to wait between working sets, and where the schedules of many or most trains along that route are likely to require a crew change based on the hours the crew has been working (see below for regulations on running hours). A changeover point is often determined by one or

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Who is a ‘train superintendent’?
July 17, 2019

A train superintendent is an official in charge of the internal operation of a train — the passenger amenities, catering, etc. This official does not have anything to do with the running of the train the way a guard (see above) does. Only a few trains have such a train superintendent — mostly the prestigious Rajdhanis, Shatabdis and a few

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Who is a ‘guard’?
July 17, 2019

The guard is responsible for assuring himself that the station master (directly or indirectly) has authorized the departure of the train from the station. The guard can also require the driver to stop the train, or to operate it under his direction, in special circumstances. For instance, in some cases if the train parts, or breaks down, or if a

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How are drivers assigned to different trains?
July 17, 2019

A driver's link (schedule) is such that once every so many days (34 days in the case of Mumbai division CR drivers) he has to work all the Mail / Express trains. Similarly the passenger drivers have their own links. When there is no A special (mail/express) driver available, a passenger (A grade) or Goods (C grade) driver officiates instead of the

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What is an ‘A grade’ driver, or a ‘B’ driver, etc.?
July 17, 2019

There are some variations across the zones, but in the main the following grades of drivers are usual in the railway hierarchy. An A special driver is one qualified to handle mail, superfast, and express trains. An A driver is qualified to handle ordinary long-distance passenger trains. In some zones, there is no separate category of 'A-special',

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